How To Create a Digital File on Inkscape for Glowforge

[@bryanbaldwin]

Thank you for taking your time and explaining every single step that you took to design this ornament. It really helps me to follow along and get comfortable with inkscape.

[@85thandPine]

You're very welcome, Bryan! Thanks for the comment. Let me know if you ever have questions. -Catherine

[@hunebare22]

awesome tutorial!! Thanks for going nice and slow and showing and explaining everything. It was so easy to follow along. I feel confident I can make my own file just from watching your tutorial.

[@85thandPine]

Thanks Joanne! Glad you found this helpful!

[@LowVisionUKTerrysView]

just perfect. your teaching style is very relaxed and thorough, and I personally love it - thank you

[@85thandPine]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback - sometimes it’s hard to tell if I’m explaining things well. And I really appreciate you supporting my business! Let me know if you have questions and I’ll plan to do more tutorials.

[@kateycox61]

Thank you so much for your willingness to share your knowledge. My Glowforge has arrived (used your code, thank you!) and I hope to get started this week. I will be referring to your videos for much needed help….I know nothing😬!

[@85thandPine]

Absolutely! Glad you have been finding them helpful! I felt overwhelmed when I got mine first as well, but Im sure you will work your way though. I mainly bought files at the start, but slowly started designing my own over time. Thanks again for using my link! Happy printing!

[@luisfcollazo4587]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@85thandPine]

No problem, thank you!

[@denisemcrea9874]

Thank you for your step by step tutorial. It was wonderful!

[@85thandPine]

Thanks so much, Denise! Glad it was helpful :)

[@LynnLaceyLLWW]

Thank you lady for that, I appreciate it. Love my Glowforge!

[@85thandPine]

Thanks, Lynn! I'm glad I could help! :)

[@PTPezhead]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you 😃

[@85thandPine]

Thank you for watching!

[@samperi2468]

Thx Catherine another great project to inspire

[@85thandPine]

Thanks Sam! :)

[@micaelacrochet]

I've enjoyed watching your videos! I'm learning a lot!

[@85thandPine]

Thanks so much Micaela! I really appreciate that! :)

[@deniseteague9854]

i AM LOVING YOUR VIDEOS! This is the one i needed! Thank you! you are a really thorough teacher! I have a question, am i suppose to tape everything or only some projects?

[@85thandPine]

Thank you so much Denise!! That is so nice of you to say... I really appreciate it!!

[@letypreciado6272]

Thank you very helpful

[@tammyshipley7906]

I have purchased a couple of your downloads have love your videos. They are so easy for us that are new to inkscape. My trouble is that I'm good up until I Union my Circle (hanger) to my ornament. then my circle turns into a dot. What am I doing wrong?

[@85thandPine]

Thanks so much Tammy, I’m glad my videos are helpful!! Instead of Union, maybe try exclusion for your circle. So, ungroup everything first then go to Path - Exclusion. Let me know if that helps!

[@gabzwilson2750]

Hey Catherine, I'm thinking about getting a glowforge so I'm watching alot of related videos to learn as much as I can. Question : can I use images from noun project to make a businesses logo for myself or a friend? Not to be sold. Also you mentioned if we sell the items we used the images to create wed have to pay, whats the cost?

[@85thandPine]

The cost for the noun project is $40 a year. You have rights to use any images on there for whatever you like. Whether that be business logos, or selling items. A great deal on my opinion. I use it all the time.

[@gabzwilson2750]

@@85thandPine Thank you! I'm gonna give it a try :)

[@wilmercb]

Consider organizing your "How to videos ...* using KZbin playlist, so you can make easier to your subscribers find content and promote related ones 😉 Good video. I know your teaching yourself digital design and for that ¡ Bravo! 👏🏼

[@85thandPine]

Thanks for the tip! I’ve actually been meaning to do that so thanks for the reminder. I appreciate the compliment!! 😊

[@wilmercb]

@@85thandPine Good!!! I saw the playlist 👏🏼🤗 ...good thinking with the "Design of the week" 😉 ...wishing you the best! ✨🙏🏼

[@tiffanyw3794]

can you use regular svgs with glowforge

[@85thandPine]

Yes

[@tiffanyw3794]

@@85thandPine What do I need to do to make it compatible, do the svgs have to have an outline?

[@85thandPine]

@@tiffanyw3794 SVG’s are automatically compatible when uploading it to Glowforge (you just need to save it as an SVG before uploading it to the app). But if you upload an image or icon to Inkscape that is not compatible, you will need to go to Trace Bitmap under “Path” to make it editable and compatible. I have a trace bitmap video if you need it... m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4qZlZyChtFnmbs

[@redjulie1]

Can you use this file as a file to sell as an SVG on Etsy?

[@85thandPine]

If you create it on Inkscape, you can sell whatever you design you come up with :)

[@Truecrimequeen68]

Can you use chipboard?

[@85thandPine]

Hi! I’ve never personally tried this and am not sure if it’s compatible with lasers.

[@AlmiraPaat]

why does my Christmas tree and inner circle disappear when I press Union? Exclusion doesn't work either.

[@85thandPine]

If you are making your own circle on Inkscape and having issues with it, you can download a circle on nounproject.com and use that instead. Otherwise, you can try to use exclusion on just your circles, then unify the tree afterwards and see if that does it.